Dave Kopel makes the case for the 14th Amendment’s support of a national concealed carry reciprocity law . . . Congress should use constitutional power to force states to honor gun rights A few weeks ago, the House of Representatives passed the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 with bipartisan support. The Act would allow persons […]

Here’s a novel concept: enumerated civil rights apply equally in every state in the union. Can speech be more stringently regulated in Maryland than it can in Montana? Do police have broader search and seizure latitude in Arkansas than they do in Alaska? Why no, no they don’t. And that means that . . . States […]

“All I can say is I pray for them. Crime is everywhere. Every person that is carrying could possibly save your life. A crime could happen anywhere.” – Shaneen Allen in Pardoned by Christie, woman pushes for change to US gun laws [via ABC News]

Yeah, well that’s not exactly new. Noah Feldman makes the inconvenient point that no matter what you think about federal preemption and states’ rights, nothing about national reciprocity would be unconstitutional . . . Muddy Liberal Thinking on New Gun-Rights Law It’s a terrible measure, to be sure, forcing states to allow people licensed to carry […]

“I suppose NYPD would try to require an out-of-state concealed carrier to sign in [or] register with the NYPD so we would have a record of who is legally carrying. That would entail a cost [and] makes the case against the federal law a bit stronger. But the feds would argue that they did not […]

Reader Steve S. writes: When the national concealed carry talk heated up and all of the rhetoric got hotter I felt there’s a group of people who are being woefully ignored: the disabled. As the father of a disabled child who requires around-the-clock care, my daughter cannot “run and hide.” If ever faced with a […]

There are currently an estimated 15 million concealed carry permit holders in the United States. You wouldn’t think that the potential passage of national reciprocity, affecting less than 5% of Americans, would generate so much noisy opposition. But there’s one very good reason the forces of civilian disarmament are so violently opposed to the specter […]

“This is not just me saying it. These are the words in ISIS’ magazine. ISIS has specifically noted you can easily access weapons at 500-plus gun shows. And reciprocity is only going to make it easier.” – Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. in Pols, activists blast interstate concealed-carry bill at City Hall rally [via dailynews.com]

“The appalling House vote for concealed carry reciprocity puts all New Yorkers at risk. This legislation would let individuals from out-of-state convicted of certain crimes carry hidden, loaded weapons in New York, in violation of New York’s much better, safer law. Only the NRA could propose something so ill-considered, dangerous and vile. New York passed the […]

Reader Justin Russell writes: Let me start by stating that I am a Second Amendment absolutist. I don’t believe that the right to keep and bear arms should be infringed for any reason. In fact, unlike most TTAG readers I even believe that most “criminals” or “felons” should be afforded their rights to defend themselves with […]

This past week the House of Representatives passed HR 38, the National Reciprocity Act. A piece of legislation that gun owners have been demanding for decades. To no one’s surprise, gun control activists have been fighting it tooth and nail. Now that the bill is actually making headway people like Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) are freaking […]